Day Zero Project: update 03

Ships in harbour are safe, but that's not what ships are built for. ~ John SheddThe Day Zero Project.101 tasks in 1001 days.Update 03

Starts: June 19, 2013 Ends: March 16, 2016Tasks achieved so far: 9/101Education01. Graduate College02. Get a job (or a traineeship)03. Learn to change a tire04. Learn the alphabet in sign language05. Get a frickin driver's licence Home06. Buy a plant and try to keep it alive until the Day Zero Project is over

18. Quit facebook/the internet/my laptop for a week [♥]19. Make a list of 101 quotes that inspire me20. Make a list of 25 things I like about myself21. Go barefoot for a whole day [♥]22. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years 23. Write all my bad memories on paper, burn this paper afterwards 24. Think of the top 5 people who have positively influenced me and write each of them a letter [0/5]25. Make a list of 101 things that make me happyFamily & Friends26. Make a marzipan birthday cake for someone dear to me27. Surprise my mum with flowers28. Send christmas cards to friends and family [0/3]29. Cook a nice dinner for my parents30. Have a family picnic in the woods31. Visit my childhood home32. Contact my estranged granddad before he dies

Creativity33. Start a blog [♥]34. Decorate a mug or bowl with a sharpie35. Draw a self-portrait36. Buy a disposable camera and take 1 picture every day for a month [21/30]37. Start a sketchbook and fill it with drawings and quotes and own scribblings38. Write my first screenplay39. Illustrate a story I've written40. Write and illustrate a graphic novel 41. Read 1 book every week (a.k.a 52 books in a year) [17/143]

42. Participate in NaNoWriMo43. Make British scones and clotted cream44. Design an outfit45. Make cookie monster cupcakes46. Write a song (and sing it to somebody)47. Write a poem48. Make a handmade greeting card

[again, only halfway there. at least i did decorate this personalized birthday card. not exactly handmade, but i guess it's a start. one first step to glory, right?]

50. DIY an outfit (t-shirt print?) or sew my own piece of clothing (dress/top/jacket) 51. Make a comic strip52. Draw a nice little background sketch for my blog wallpaper 53. DIY an Advent calender and give it to someone as a present54. Construct a detailed zombie apocalypse plan55. Make my own earrings56. Make my own handbag (or notebook bag) 57. Write/Finish a novel

Fun58. Go to a festival59. Have a bonfire at the beach60. Go strawberry picking [♥]61. Read the Lord of the Rings (1087 pages) [♥]62. Read all of the Akira graphic novels (2146 pages) 63. Go swimming in the sea at night / go skinny dipping64. Build a proper sandcastle65. Build a decent snow(wo)man66. Sleep under the stars67. Make a chalk mural in the driveway 68. Dance in the rain69. Get a tattoo70. Do a vintage tea party71. Bake and build a gingerbread house 72. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day73. Leave an inspirational note inside a book for whoever will find it [♥]

the book i "released into the wild" was the German novel Das verborgene Wort by Ulla Hahn, which i sneakily left at a sheltered bus stop :) it's a coming-of-age novel that is kind of
hard to read because of it's mostly written in broad dialect, but nevertheless it made quite an impression
on me when i was about 14 or 15. so i decided to share this book with
the world, and maybe someone else would feel the same about it.

As handwritten inscription i chose this inspiring quote by John Shedd:

Ships in harbour are safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

Which pretty much sums up my life.
Also, that quote reminded me of this one post-it note that i pinned against my wall. it says:

Get out of your comfort zone. If your work is too safe, it is too boring.

the latter one is not actually a quote. i wrote it myself to remind me of being a little more adventurous when working on a text of mine, and trusting in my own writing skills :)[btw, i also stuck a note to the book, saying that whoever found it could keep it and read it if they liked. i just wish i knew whose hands it ended up in...]

74. Host a mystery dinner party75. Plant a tree on Earth Day76. Tie a note (or a secret) to a balloon and let it go77. Spend 24 hours in a 24-hour café78. Carve a pumpkin (and make pumpkin soup)79. Make berry jam80. Learn how to juggle (with three balls)81. Open a cookbook to a random page and make whatever is on it82. Wear a free-hugs sign or shirt for a day83. Organize a clothing swap party84. Bake a big-ass rainbow cake85. Make fortune cookies86. Take a photo of the same place every month for a year and turn that into a calendar [0/12]87. Make macarons88. Send a book or story to a publisher 89. Learn to write my name in Japanese90. Dress up as Alice in Wonderland91. Finally watch Schindler's List 92. Learn three new hairstyles (braids, updo...) [0/3]93. Geez, watch Pulp Fiction already! 94. Wear blood red lipstick (and feel like a lady)Luxury95. Get a tripod96. Get a vacuum cleaner (Dyson) 97. Get a slim wallet98. Visit Japan99. Re-visit Thailand100. Put 1 buck into a piggy bank every week until the end of Day Zero Project. With that money do something decadent. [14/143]101. Get rid of 101 things!♥